PermitSF Solutions Architect

Application Opening: January 9, 2026
Application Deadline: This job will close no sooner than February 8, 2026 (11:59 PM).
Required Supplemental Questionnaire due at the time of application to be considered for this position: (Applicants must complete this required Supplemental Questionnaire in addition to submitting an application. The questionnaire must be completed by no later than the application deadline of January 31, 2026 (11:59 PM). If you are coming across this announcement outside of the SF Careers website, you must apply directly on the SF Careers site. The Department of Technology (DT) is looking for passionate IT professionals to help shape the future of technology in San Francisco As the centralized technology services provider for the City and County of San Francisco (CCSF), DT delivers critical infrastructure and services to over 33,000 employeessupporting public safety, municipal broadband, cybersecurity, cloud solutions, and more With a $140M+ annual budget and a team of 300+ experts, DT is leading the charge in digital transformation. DT provides services through our core areas of IT Excellence:
IT Project Management Office
Enterprise Application Services
Cloud Center of Excellence
IT Operations and Support including the Service Desk and NOC
City Infrastructure including the Network, Telcom and Data Centers
Office of Cybersecurity including Cyber Defense, Identity Management and Disaster Recovery
Public Safety Systems and Municipal Broadband Fiber
IT Finance and Administration Services
Emerging Technologies
Your expertise will directly impact the residents of San Francisco, from closing the digital divide to ensuring secure, efficient city operations.
Competitive pay, benefits, and retirement options
Career growth opportunities through training, internal mobility, and subsidized education
Join the team thats shaping the future of technology in San Francisco. Apply today and be part of a dynamic, innovative, and mission-driven IT team
PermitSF is leading the Citys effort to modernize and unify San Franciscos permitting system, making it faster, more predictable, and truly customercentric. The team is streamlining processes, strengthening accountability, and replacing more than 30 legacy systems with a single, citywide permitting platform launching in 2026.
The Department of Technology seeks a PermitSF Solution Architect , a senior technical leader responsible for guiding the Citys technical strategy, integration architecture, and system interoperability for the unified permitting platform built on the OpenGov Permitting & Licensing solution.
This role focuses on ensuring that data flows consistently across all permitting systems , establishing an integration architecture that enables OpenGov to work seamlessly with critical City systems such as Accela, Oracle Forms, and Clariti. The Architect will define enterprise standards, lead architectural decisionmaking, and work closely with PermitSF, DataSF, Digital Services, the Mayors Office of Innovation (MOI), and DT to ensure citywide alignment on data governance, API standards, and system modernization roadmaps.
Provide strategic leadership for PermitSFs integration and system architecture, ensuring consistent data exchange and interoperability across departments.
Lead architectural decisionmaking for connecting OpenGov with City systems, including legacy platforms (Accela, Oracle Forms, Clariti) and City infrastructure (API gateway, cloud, and data platforms).
Establish and maintain enterprise architecture standards covering integrations, data exchange, GIS/addressing, identity, document management, and API design.
Ensure alignment with citywide strategies for cloud, cybersecurity, privacy, and digital transformation.
Architect the system landscape supporting PermitSF, including data synchronization, workflow coordination, data pipelines, GIS services, document management, and API/eventdriven integrations.
Occasionally perform light technical prototyping, configuration, or proofofconcept work to validate integration approaches or architectural assumptions.
Guide implementation partners and vendors to ensure architecture compliance and longterm sustainability.
Advise on configuration tradeoffs to minimize customizations and technical debt.
Define operational standards for integrations, including monitoring, performance, security, and lifecycle management.
Collaborate with DT engineering and operations to ensure longterm platform readiness and support.
Partner with PermitSF leadership, business owners, DataSF, MOI, and Digital Services to ensure solutions align with redesigned workflows and data governance needs.
Act as a liaison across City departments Planning, DBI, Public Works, Fire, Public Health, DataSF, and DT to ensure technical consistency and alignment.
Possession of an associates degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field from an accredited college or university OR its equivalent in terms of total course credits/units [i.e., at least sixty (60) semester or ninety (90) quarter credits/units with a minimum of twenty (20) semester or thirty (30) quarter credits/units in Computer Science, Engineering or a closelyrelated field].
One (1) year is equivalent to thirty (30) semester units or fortyfive (45) quarter units with a minimum of 10 semester / 15 quarter units in one of the fields above or a closely related field.
Oneyear fulltime employment is considered equivalent to 2000 hours (2000 hours of qualifying work experience is based on a 40hour work week). Any overtime hours that you work above forty (40) hours per week are not included in the calculation to determine fulltime employment.
OpenGov, Accela, Clariti) or similar technology platforms.
Familiarity with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP) and modern integration approaches.
Experience with enterprise data platforms (Snowflake, Power BI) and data governance frameworks.
Knowledge of San Franciscos permitting landscape or municipal operations is a plus.
Certifications such as TOGAF or cloud architecture credentials preferred.
Appointment Type: Temporary Exempt (TEX), Full Time position is excluded by the Charter from the competitive civil service examination process and shall serve at the discretion of the appointment officer.
Incumbent will conduct most of the work at the Department of Technology, 1 South Van Ness, as well as 49 South Van Ness in San Francisco, CA 94103. However, there may be situations where the incumbent will be required to work at other sites throughout the City and County of San Francisco as necessary.
This is a hybrid role requiring onsite work at our San Francisco office as needed.
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Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately as this recruitment may close at any time, but not before January 31, 2026.